Chapter 39

When she left, she no longer cared about Fei Nanzhou carrying her bag for her.

In the golden autumn of October, the forests are all dyed, and the ginkgo leaves on both sides of the road are densely clustered above the head. They are the same color as the occasional slanting sunlight. After looking at it for a long time, there are only the gold above the head, the green in the middle and the green on the ground. Deciduous leaves brownish red.

Such oil painting-like scenery is rarely seen on weekdays.

Xu Zhi's sandals stepped on the thick fallen leaves, as if stepping on the emptiness of nothingness. Looking at the thick piles of fallen leaves, they were crushed to dust as soon as they stepped on them.

Creaking, the surroundings became increasingly quiet, and a few white birds flew from time to time on the lake by the river bank.

Like egrets, like seagulls... She didn't recognize them. Not only could she not recognize the flowers and plants, but she also only recognized sparrows.

This time it felt a little like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

China is rich in products, but she doesn't know much about them, which is a shame.

Xu Zhi turned around and saw a woman's bag inappropriately hooked in his hand in a suit and leather shoes, and couldn't help but smile.

"What are you laughing at?" His eyes were exquisite and his smile had a long aftertaste.

The hands are really beautiful, wide and slender, slightly curled and hanging naturally at the side, which makes the style of the women's bag go up a few notches.

Xu Zhi stared at him without blinking.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, giving a questioning look "Why are you looking at me?", and the curvature of the corners of his lips became even more curved.

Xu Zhi turned her head away, leaving only the back of his head, causing him to chuckle silently.

Teasing her was fun and later became instinctive.

In the last two months before he went to Nanjing, he became more familiar with this instinct.

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Xu Zhi was not very clear at the time about how the rumors about Fei Nanzhou and Xu Zhi spread like wildfire.

But there is no airtight wall in the world, and it doesn’t matter who spread it.

Although it was only spread among a small circle, it was still a real scandal.

One day in October, when she and Fei Nanzhou returned to Xiangshan Villa, they met Fei Nancy, who had just returned from abroad.

She was dressed quite fashionably and stood on the steps looking at them with an indifferent expression while carrying a studded bag.

At that moment, Xu Zhi felt that she regarded both her and Fei Nanzhou as class enemies.

Xu Zhi suddenly hesitated whether he should step into this door.

Beside her, Fei Nanzhou held her hand tightly.

She looked up at him and saw him giving her a gentle and firm look.

She also smiled at him, but the smile was a little forced.

12 noon, in the restaurant.

Fei Pucun and Yao Yanlan were both there, and the atmosphere was a little tense.

The dishes came one after another, but no one moved their chopsticks.

Still, Fei Nanxi couldn't stand the atmosphere, so she turned the round table and ate the braised carp dish that Yao Yanlan had on hand.

Yao Yanlan kept her head down. After two bites, she couldn't eat any more. She put down her chopsticks and said she wasn't feeling well, so she went upstairs first.

"Sit down." Fei Pucun spoke with a serious expression.

Yao Yanlan stood there, neither sitting nor standing, which was extremely embarrassing.

It was Fei Nanzhou who got up and sent her upstairs so that she could rest first and relieve her embarrassment.

"You come up too." Fei Nanzhou said to Feinxi.

Fei Nanzhou's expression was obviously reluctant, but looking at his face, he still went up.

There were only three of them left in the restaurant.

Fei Pucun's face was obviously uglier than last time. He stared at Xu Zhi for a while, making her hands on her knees tighten subconsciously.

Fei Nanzhou said to her, "Zhizhi, you can go upstairs as well. I'll talk to dad about something."

"Did I let her go?" Fei Pucun looked at him with a smile.

"What's the point of embarrassing a little girl?" Fei Nanzhou looked at her, this time with a stern look in his eyes, "Go up."

Xu Zhi stood up and walked up the stairs faster, as if there was a savage beast behind him.

Fei Pucun sighed, not sure whether it was admiration or a sneer, and lowered his head to sip the tea: "I don't know, you, Fei Nanzhou, are in charge of this family now. Why, the transfer has been secured, and I feel that my wings have become stiff, so I don't need to take it anymore. Did I take it seriously?"

"What do you say? I respect you both in public and private matters," Fei Nanzhou said calmly.

But there is no emotion in these words, and everyone can hear the perfunctory implications.

Fei Pucun couldn't help but sneer: "You have always had your own opinion. But, if you are trying to hold me back at this moment, is it too much?"

Fei Nanzhou said calmly: "It's public or private, so how can you say that you are holding me back? In the bigger picture, it's just my personal ethics. What does it have to do with you? If your career is hindered, it's probably because you offended someone and got on the wrong team, or it's because of your personal abilities. What does it have to do with me? On my head."

Fei Pucun had veins popping up on his forehead, but he tried not to have an attack.

Hu Qishan was shaking all over when he heard this, fearing that he would explode in the next second.

Fei Pucun's temper was best understood by Hu Qishan, who had followed him all the way.

He is cool-tempered, but he attaches great importance to status and reputation, and he also cares about face. Recently, he has been extremely embarrassed.

Fei Nanzhou's words were nothing less than adding fuel to the fire. It was the limit of what he could endure without exploding.

However, after the reorganization of CITIC, Huaneng, Guangshen and other groups, their levels were no longer the same. Fei Pucun was restricted by the three-acre land at the foot of the imperial city and could no longer control him. Moreover, Fei Nanzhou's studies there had a very deep foundation, and Fei Pucun's hands could not reach that long.

Hu Qishan could see clearly that the father and son had been bickering for a while, but they didn't really break up.

Xu Zhi went upstairs but was in great pain.

Fortunately, Yao Yanlan didn't talk to her that day. Xu couldn't accept it, and Xu really didn't want to face it.

When she contacted her again, it was already half a month later.

She made an appointment at a teahouse in the CBD, with a small independent Japanese-style box and a very warm atmosphere.

Xu Zhi never raised his head from the moment he walked in, and he didn't dare to look at her at all.

"Zhizhi, sit down." Yao Yanlan coughed twice.

Xu Zhi then sat down and looked at her worriedly, wanting to say something, but in the end he held back.

"You should know why I'm looking for you, right?" Yao Yanlan actually didn't dare to look into her eyes.

The two sat facing each other, extremely awkward.

Xu Zhi wanted to laugh, but couldn't laugh at all, so she just nodded lightly.

Yao Yanlan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, as if there was no need to say so much: "Actually, I am quite sad. When I was young, I married a man I didn't like for the sake of my family. After marriage, although we treated each other as guests, we were never truly happy. Yes. But after all these years, I have no worries about food and clothing, so I shouldn't be dissatisfied."

At this point, she lowered her head and smiled, looking forward to it.

Yao Yanlan's beauty, even with a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, is moving. She has a truly relaxed and graceful appearance, like a white pear blossom trembling in the drizzle. You think she is fragile and vulnerable, but she is actually very calm and transparent.

Xu Zhi knew that this was definitely not what she was talking to when she came to her, so she lowered her head and remained silent.

"Although Nanzhou is not my biological child, I have treated him as my own since childhood, but he has never been close to me. He is more respectful than polite. Nancy is also very distant from me, and her personality is even more incompatible. Only you -" she said There was a pause here, and he looked at her sadly, "I have always regarded you as my biological daughter."

There was a tear in the corner of Xu Zhi's eyes, and he lowered his head further.

It's emotional, but also shameful.

"I don't want to know what's going on between you and Nan Zhou. I'm not here today to force you to break up. But, I hope you can think it over carefully. You really have to bet on your own future, his reputation and future." , Can you use the reputation of the Fei family to gain an unknown relationship?

"Can you bear such rumors? Do you want him to go to Nanjing with such a reputation? How will the superiors view him?"

Her every word was precise and hit her pulse accurately.

It brought out all the hesitation and uncertainty in her heart.

Love, family, fame, future... you want everything, but you may not get anything by then.

"Think about it carefully." Yao Yanlan looked at her deeply before leaving, feeling a little unbearable.

These words are sincere, but they also contain a bit of selfishness.

But she was not doing it for Fei Pucun, but for herself. Fei Pucun was the backing of the Yao family.

However, she is a very traditional person, and it is indeed difficult for her to accept the girl she raised as a daughter when she was a child marrying her son.

Xu Zhi thought about the conversation that day for a long time after returning, and had already made a decision in her heart.

However, seeing as how busy he was, with non-stop meetings and taking her out to play, he was as busy as a spinning top, so he really didn't have the nerve to mention it.

I also hope that this day can be delayed by one day.

Mu Yao recently filmed a Qing Dynasty palace drama, which became quite popular and its online marketing took off.

The show was good, and Xu Zhi, who didn't watch many TV shows, couldn't help but turn on the TV, huddled on the sofa with a bag of potato chips and watched.

The production of this show is very sophisticated, and it looks like a lot of money was spent on it.

Xu Zhi opened her cell phone and looked at Weibo. There were reports on the Internet that there was a private residence next to the Summer Palace. The owner was ominous. It was said that he was from the powerful class and could not be mentioned.

The company Mu Yao signed with before didn't take her seriously, and she was almost reduced to making short videos for a while.

But resources have become so good recently.

Xu Zhi already had some clarity in her mind and didn't ask her.

On Friday, she asked her to go shopping at Liangma River.

They found a small restaurant here and there to fill their stomachs. The two of them walked arm in arm and chatted about recent trivial matters, but they both had a tacit understanding and did not interfere in each other's emotional and personal matters.

At seven or eight o'clock in the evening, this place is the most lively and noisy, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as crowded.

"I regret it. There are more people than usual today. Are there any activities?" Mu Yao asked her.

Xu Zhi shook her head and said she didn't know, but she guessed it might be some shopping mall holding an event or some store celebration.

After wandering around for a while, it was really boring, and my phone rang.

She picked it up and took a look. It was Fei Nanzhou.

After the call was connected, his tone became much softer: "I'm on the Liangma River side with...Mu Yao."

"...Okay, I'll wait for you in front of La Me."

After hanging up the phone, I found Mu Yao looking at The look in her eyes was very ambiguous, and Xu Zhi couldn't help but feel guilty: "What?!"

Every time she felt guilty, she would subconsciously turn around and try to change the subject by questioning the other person to give herself more confidence.

It's a pity that Mu Yao has long been accustomed to her behavior. She smiled and made a big love sign on her chest: "I thought you had a grudge against him before, but it turns out that I am narrow-minded. Guan Guan Jujiu, in the River Continent, a fair lady, a gentleman " It's so annoying."

"You're so annoying--"

The two of them ran to the arch bridge while fighting. Xu Zhi didn't look at the road and bumped into someone. He heard a low groan in his ears. He chuckled: "Don't you look when you're walking?"

He was a man, so familiar that she recognized him as soon as he saw him.

The moment she staggered just now, her waist had been straightened by his big hands.

Xu Zhizhi turned around and looked at him for a while.

Fei Nanzhou raised his eyebrows, slowly pulled out a square towel from his chest strap, shook it out and tried to wipe it on his face, his eyes telling her where it was dirty.

Xu Zhili was stunned for a moment before he understood. He was implying that she had been staring at him for too long.

She rolled her eyes at the sky: "Pretending!"

He nodded and replied with a smile: "I'm a bad guy."

Xu Zhi leaned on him as if he was boneless, and he lifted her collar up and straightened her up: "Be careful on the street. Son."

Xu Zhi knew his temperament. He could do whatever he wanted in private, but he valued his image very much outside.

She did it on purpose, suppressing her laughter, and pretending to be a coquettish and angry look on her face that she didn't want to be wronged.

In fact, I was secretly happy because I had teased him.

She rarely had the upper hand with him.

Even if you are having fun in the midst of suffering, it can be regarded as carpe diem. In fact, when they finally parted, she was no longer as sad as before. She felt like her tears had dried up and she was emotionally exhausted.

In the last two months, I just wanted to be with him and make him happy.

Keep some good memories.

I also sincerely hope that he will develop better and better in the future, his career will be smooth and prosperous, his relationship will also be smooth, and he will find a better partner.

This didn't mean she stopped loving him, it just felt like it would be good for everyone.

She no longer insisted on staying with him forever.